CONDOR ROAD RACE

CONDOR ROAD RACE NOTICE: (end of ice age soon?)

JOHN G (Grimpy) NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE our LVRC road race another SUCCESS - Thanks for all your help last year

Details are:

Race on Saturday 18^th May  race starts at 10.00, Distance  8 laps (36 miles), open to riders 40 age +  

EVENT headquarters:  Greetland Sports & social club

Looking for all the help from club members, imperial wheelers and others who can kindly help

From 9.00 at Headquarters, signing on help earlier. It’s on Saturday to avoid missing Sunday's ride/race/sportive, the race will finish before 12.00 noon.

The Course:

Course description for riders & marshals:

Riders will assemble in the layby opposite Moorcock Inn on Moor Bottom Lane, proceeding westwards to bear left into Butterworth End Lane and up through the finish area at Gallows Pole Hill (2xWS), proceed to the junction with Rochdale Road (B6113) (4xM) (3xWS) where left with care, continue for approx. two miles before turning left (3xM)(2xWS) into Turbury Lane for 1 mile crossing Clough Moor Bridge with care (2xM) (3xWS) and proceeding on Clough Road into Norland Village. Bear left (3xM) (3xWS) onto Moor Bottom Lane for approx 1½ mile to pass through the start and, soon after, the finish area.  (WS =Warning Signs- M = Marshall)

Commitment needed to cover the event safety & logistics are at least:

To Marshall the course we need (4 + 3 +2 +3) = 12 in total , To Judge we need  3 , Signing on  2 , Cars  3 events  running concurrently  3 cars one  for each event.  In return for your help either free pea & pies or a pint will be supplied, event cars will also have funds towards fuel. Please contact John by email: johnginley@btinternet.com  or home tel:  01274 601567 to advise him what support you can provide whilst cheering on the condor and imp. flyers who we are expecting to ride.

The Imps are also promoting a road race on Sunday 21st April same venue/course and they are looking for the same support we supplied last year, which we hope will be kindly reciprocated at our event (again as last year) please contact Sean Smith on 01422 341101 event starts 10.00 distance 45 miles or just get to the HQ  by 9.00 .Many Thanks.